A Fuller Existence

May always seems to be a busy month for us, but holy guacamole…this month was over in the blink of an eye! I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Women In Travel Summit during the first week of May and it seems like it took me an inordinate amount of time to…

As I sit here to write the intro to this book post, I’m struggling to wrap my head around the fact that I’ve read some of these books just a month ago. It seems like it’s been forever! I guess that’s partly due to April being such a busy month. Thankfully, the crazy busyness is…

Here it is, barely 24 hours after I left Quebec City from my first travel conference and I’m sitting down at the keyboard. While I wish I could’ve taken a full day to recover (i.e., sleep in, unpack and look over all the business cards and brochures I received), I was back to work at…

Starting 2018, I knew my travel calendar would be limited, given my current savings rate for my upcoming Alaskan trip, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t find budget-friendly adventures to embark on in the meantime. Enter the Philadelphia Travel & Adventure Show. There are 8 shows located across the country, but this was the only…

As little Tommy Callahan likes to say, “Holy shnikes!” We’re already 3 full months into 2018 and yet I still have things on my January Project List left to do. Hmmm. Maybe it’s because I read an epic number of books this month? Or perhaps it’s that I’m really good at starting projects, like re-doing…

Crazy Mother Nature…she sure fooled us this February. From temps in the low 70’s one day to snow the next, you never knew what to expect here in upstate New York. I guess we can blame that on Global Warming. February always seems to go by quickly for me, but maybe that’s because we celebrate a…

September is a special time of year for us. Not only does it mean that summer is over and fall is upon us, but that our wedding anniversary is here. We tend not to make a big deal out of it, typically choosing dinner at a local restaurant and maybe some small gifts for each…

Recently I got the hairbrained idea to take my parents along on a trip with me. Nothing says love like traveling, right? Since my bank account can only withstand so much abuse and my dad has done a fair bit of traveling, I decided to take my mom on a trip first. It didn’t take long…

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “separate but equal”? Maybe you’re back in history class learning about Plessy v. Ferguson or maybe someone like Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. But in this case, what I’m actually referring to is your personal finances. Say what? Yes, you read that correctly. Although…